Fresh and Fast Vegan Pleasures: More than 140 Delicious, Creative Recipes to Nourish Aspiring and Devoted Vegans [Paperback]

Amanda Grant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 9, 2002

With the latest headlines concerning the hidden dangers of many foods, a vegan diet—one that avoids all meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, and animal by-products—provides a safe and healthy alternative. In Fresh and Fast Vegan Pleasures, Amanda Grant uses a wonderful variety of vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains, fresh herbs, sea vegetables, and exotic spices to create delectable dishes that will delight everyone already eating a vegetarian diet and tempt those who have heretofore resisted exploring vegan cooking. Divided into five sections, the 145 flavorful and easy-to-prepare recipes cover appetizers, salads, main dishes, desserts, and much more, including Vegetable Crisps, Fresh Ginger and Basil Pasta, Four-Onion Croustades, Spanish Potato Gratin, Tomato and Basil Risotto, Homemade Pizza, Chocolate Raspberry Hazelnut Cake, and Orange and Passionfruit Sorbet. Cook's tips are featured throughout the book, along with basic cupboard ingredients.

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About the Author

AMANDA GRANT is a leading food editor in the United Kingdom. She appears regularly on radio and television, including a recurring slot on a daytime cooking show. Grant is the author of several books, including The Powerfood Cookbook, Lunchbox, and Organic Baby Foods. She lives in London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (January 9, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569245355
• ISBN-13: 978-1569245354
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,188,324 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars so many problems with this book, April 21, 2004

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This review is from: Fresh and Fast Vegan Pleasures: More than 140 Delicious, Creative Recipes to Nourish Aspiring and Devoted Vegans (Paperback)

Ok there are a few things I noticed wrong with this book. First, the quantities seem to be off, probably b/c the author is british, and the UK cups are different than the cups here. Second, the book is poorly organized - one would have to flip through most of it to find a recipe, since there are only four divisions - which I believe are appetizers, salads and light meals, main entrees, and deserts. And third, the recipes are just not practical to make - I like to try new things, but this book takes the exotic really too far. Plus she uses a lot of specialty ingredients that one would have to go hunting for. I found the whole book disappointing.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy, delicous recipes in great layout, August 15, 2003

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"ma_silverthorn" (Bloomington, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fresh and Fast Vegan Pleasures: More than 140 Delicious, Creative Recipes to Nourish Aspiring and Devoted Vegans (Paperback)

I used this cookbook for my first vegan dinner party - my guests were blown away. My sister and her husband were prepared to have a meal with lettuce and rice and were stunned by the food. The recipes I made were the Grilled Eggplant with Black Olive Dressing, Puree of Beans and Potatoes with Olive Oil and the Chocolate Raspberry Hazelnut cake - (lick the bowl on this one!).

The layout of this book is EASY to follow.

Enjoy!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amanda is right on!!!!, April 13, 2004

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Christopher Marks (Mt. Penn, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fresh and Fast Vegan Pleasures: More than 140 Delicious, Creative Recipes to Nourish Aspiring and Devoted Vegans (Paperback)

Amanda Grant has assembled some truly wonderful recipes that will satisfy even the most stubborn meat eaters. She addresses taste, texture, variety, aroma and presentation while staying true to a strict vegetarian diet (no honey = thanks amanda). What I particularly like is that Amanda doesn't get mired in the pitfalls that bog down other like minded books. That is, she doesn't offer meat and cheese substitutes, but wonderfully crafted recipes that stand on their own. So, strict vegetarians, chicken/fish eating "vegetarians" and meat eaters unite to gather around a plate of Caramelized Fennel and Shallot Risotto. The debeaked chickens of the world will thank you.